Five Simple Steps to Clarifying Your Priorities

So many people think that they have priorities. They know that their jobs and families are priorities. They know that eating well and exercising are priorities. So why are so many people over weight, stressed out, out of shape and divorced?

There is a difference between knowing what should be a priority and actually setting and sticking to them. So if you think you know your priorities, but have a chaotic, unsatisfying life, it’s time to think again and then reassess!

First thing you need to do is to create a life vision. When you know exactly what you want for you life, you can easily assess what needs to stay and what needs to go. Create a vision board or journal what you want your life to look like. Make sure you cover all life areas: Career, Finances, Personal Development, Family, Relationships, Fun, Health, and Environment.

After you have your life vision compare what you have right now, to it. Where are the disparities? If you want to be fit and healthy, what is stopping you? Why are you 40 lbs over weight? What excuses are you giving yourself?

Now start to clear out the “clutter.” Keep in mind that there is emotional, physical and mental clutter and it all needs to go. Physical clutter (like a messy office), lead to mental clutter (trying to remember where you put the Visa bill and if you paid it) which leads to emotional clutter (going shopping to escape the stress, which then results in more physical and mental clutter!). Anything that doesn’t fit into your life vision needs to go.

While you are clearing the clutter you have to remember to stop the flow of things into your life. You need to learn to say no. Think of this as self preservation instead of selfish. When you take good care of yourself, you have more space to give from love instead of from resentment or obligation.

The last thing you need to do to help clarify your priorities is listen to your gut. You probably have people and things in your life that make you feel uneasy. And yet they stay in your life. Why? Your intuition is trying to tell you something so you should listen!

Those five things should help you at least get started on viewing your life. You deserve to only have people, places and things in your life that represent who you are and help you attain success, happiness, health and wealth.